+1 Points wear and gradually get out of tune.
And i should add that New points, "MADE IN CHINA" are god awful and wear beyond fast.
I took a 200 mile trip checked my points it was around 26 degrees, came back it was 37.
the next day i readjusted it back to 25. 1 week later it was 35 and i have maybe 50 miles on the car.
I just gave up. I really wanted to use points because i had a pertronix II go bad, then then the magnetic ring went bad and it was driving me insane. I figured the points wear but at least it was reliable.
unfortunately i came too late to the party, all the good points are long gone, and nothing is left but inferior import reproductions.
that is why we all keep points in the trunk or even an extra electronic ignition module.
I should also add, that my ignition system at the time was having a problem with electronic modules, the cars ignition was totally wonky. the points made it better. I later discovered my ignition wires were the source of my problem the entire time. once i switched them out for another brand, my issues went away and i could use my pertronixs again.
Its interesting how different everyone's car is. Example I ran a bypass in my car, and it ran WAY worse tons of miss. plus i couldn't use my tach, but i was getting 13+ volts to the coil.
i took the bypass out, and just used the resistance wire, and it worked
, (knock on wood) I know that the resistance wire can start to deteriorate over time. I've also heard that the high output coils that everyone is using can accelerate it. I know that high power coils Kill regular ignition wires prematurely. So i stick with regular voltage coils now. my car seems happier about it.
